UFC Fight Night 8: Petruzelli vs. Ramirez Scratched from Lineup

The Seth Petruzelli (5-3 MMA 0-1 UFC) vs. Hector Ramirez (6-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) bout that was set for UFC Fight Night 8 has been called off because of an ankle sprain suffered by Ramirez, according to numerous sources, most notably UFC.com and MMAWeekly.com.

With less than two weeks remaining until the Jan. 25 card, which features a main event of Rashad Evans (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. MMAjunkie.com-sponsored Sean Salmon (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), UFC management will need to scramble to find a last-minute replacement for Ramirez, a light heavyweight. Or perhaps, the slot will remain unfilled and the event will simply feature an eight-fight card.

Petruzelli, best known as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter’s second season, won a unanimous decision over Dan Christison in the season’s seventh episode but ultimately lost a close split decision to Brad Imes in the quarterfinals.

Petruzelli got his first official UFC fight at the “Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter” Spike TV special in October but dropped a unanimous decision to Matt Hamill in a fairly sloppy contest.

***UPDATE — 3:44 p.m., Jan. 11 ***

I just pulled this update from Petruzelli off MySpace:

hey guys, i still have to train and go weigh in the 25th for the ufc…my opponent injured his ankle. they are trying to find me a new fight on short notice but it doesnt look good. so i still have to go ready to fight just in case. thanks and i hope to be back fighting for you all soon!

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